"We finally have official word from Google that it is aiming to release a 'fully-polished' version of the wearable headset to consumers by the end of this year," The Verge wrote. "The company has also informed us that Google Glass will cost 'less than $1,500' when it goes on sale."

"Less than $1,500" leaves a lot of room to maneuver, but pre-orders of the Project Glass developer edition cost $1,500. So we'd be surprised if the retail version doesn't cost more than the Google's just-announced Chromebook Pixel, which will start at $1,299.

Between Android devices (which range from free-with-contract to state-of-the-art), Chromebooks, and Project Glass, Google will offer a spectrum of products from low-end to premium when its expected retail stores open for business.

One bit of good news in the timing reported by The Verge: Google previously said the glasses would make their way to consumers by 2014. If the latest report is correct, you might be able to get them before the next winter holiday season.

Ouch. I realize I haven't seen one of these things in person, but ... $1500? I guess I'm definitely not the target audience. I can appreciate the tech that's going into this, but I just can't see myself using something like this, especially since I already wear glasses. I'm not interested in another device to hang from my face, nor would I want to shell out that kind of cash for custom-made prescription versions of this.

This is an unreasonable assertion. "Less than $1500" is more than likely just a quick way of saying "They won't be as expensive as the Explorer Edition." Since the EE was microproduced, it has a high cost. Once mass production begins, prices will plummet. Not to mention that this is a product for end users, not developers. End users won't pay that much. Google isn't stupid enough to release Glass at >$1,000 like the article is implying, and if they are, then they're not the Google I know.

Psh, turning on Siri and duct-taping my iPhone over my right eye is free! Scoff all you want but it has the exact same effect on my chances of being taken seriously by anyone I'm talking to as wearing Google Glass.

This is an unreasonable assertion. "Less than $1500" is more than likely just a quick way of saying "They won't be as expensive as the Explorer Edition." Since the EE was microproduced, it has a high cost. Once mass production begins, prices will plummet. Not to mention that this is a product for end users, not developers. End users won't pay that much. Google isn't stupid enough to release Glass at >$1,000 like the article is implying, and if they are, then they're not the Google I know.

Not many people thought they'd release a Chromebook that runs $1,300 to $1,449 either.

Psh, turning on Siri and duct-taping my iPhone over my right eye is free! Scoff all you want but it has the exact same effect on my chances of being taken seriously by anyone I'm talking to as wearing Google Glass.

Actually, it doesn't. People know you've got mental problems if you have an iPhone taped over your right eye. When they see you with Google Glass, they'll at first be confused, and then curious. In a few years, it may very well be commonly accepted, but if anything, people will take you more seriously if you're in a techie field, because they see tech they don't understand and that must be a good thing. (in general)

This is an unreasonable assertion. "Less than $1500" is more than likely just a quick way of saying "They won't be as expensive as the Explorer Edition." Since the EE was microproduced, it has a high cost. Once mass production begins, prices will plummet. Not to mention that this is a product for end users, not developers. End users won't pay that much. Google isn't stupid enough to release Glass at >$1,000 like the article is implying, and if they are, then they're not the Google I know.

Not many people thought they'd release a Chromebook that runs $1,300 to $1,449 either.

There could be more in store here than we at first realize, so I'm not going to be so quick to judge the Pixel. Its purpose may not yet be known. But at face value, the 3 years of 1TB GDrive storage is worth more than the Pixel, and that alone can justify the cost, as the Pixel is then just a GDrive accessory thrown in for free. I'm hopeful that it ends up being a much greater product than it is now though.

We don't really even know what it's for yet... the rumors we have swirling around indicate they may drop Dalvik into the mix, combined with the touchscreen, to give you Android apps on the Pixel. It may not be enough, but it would certainly help the value proposition.

Actually, it doesn't. People know you've got mental problems if you have an iPhone taped over your right eye. When they see you with Google Glass, they'll at first be confused, and then curious. In a few years, it may very well be commonly accepted, but if anything, people will take you more seriously if you're in a techie field, because they see tech they don't understand and that must be a good thing. (in general)

I can't tell you how much delight you gave me by taking my obviously absurd comment 100% seriously.

Actually, it doesn't. People know you've got mental problems if you have an iPhone taped over your right eye. When they see you with Google Glass, they'll at first be confused, and then curious. In a few years, it may very well be commonly accepted, but if anything, people will take you more seriously if you're in a techie field, because they see tech they don't understand and that must be a good thing. (in general)

I can't tell you how much delight you gave me by taking my obviously absurd comment 100% seriously.

Some people make absurd comments because they are themselves absurd, and some people make absurd comments to provoke reactions. There's not much of a reasonable explanation for the latter, so it's easier to assume the former.

Some people make absurd comments because they are themselves absurd, and some people make absurd comments to provoke reactions. There's not much of a reasonable explanation for the latter, so it's easier to assume the former.

I'm pretty excited about this entire project and the opportunity that it entails.

I work in solar energy, so when I walk up on a roof top to check up on a system it'd be pretty awesome to have stats and charts appear on a pair of glasses as I gaze across a sea of solar panels. Paired up with a visual thermal scanner this would make my life so much easier.

Then again, I'd always be in the habit of joking that power production levels were over 9000. No one on site would laugh but me...

They're oh so steal-able. If they're really $1500 then people in metro areas (their target market) are going to be buying multiples of them to replace the ones ripped off their face while walking down the street.

Yes. I won't be switching to Android even if Google sold these for $150.

Edit: glad to clear that up, but Google is being a fool if they made these exclusive for mobile platforms.

Uhh, how do you expect Windows 7 to run on this? I don't feel like strapping a Surface Pro tablet or my Dell laptop to my back and plugging my glasses into it. There's problem 1. Problem 2 is this: how do you expect to be able to navigate the Windows 8 UI with this thing, let alone the Windows 7 UI? You don't control this thing with touch or a mouse like you would on a tablet or desktop/laptop, respectively. I know that I would want an OS optimized for the hardware on my Glasses (not like I'm buying a pair). Kind of like how my phone doesn't run the full-on Linux kernel with GNOME Shell.

There could be more in store here than we at first realize, so I'm not going to be so quick to judge the Pixel. Its purpose may not yet be known. But at face value, the 3 years of 1TB GDrive storage is worth more than the Pixel, and that alone can justify the cost, as the Pixel is then just a GDrive accessory thrown in for free. I'm hopeful that it ends up being a much greater product than it is now though.

The problem is that you don't know what's going to happen to the price of 1TB of space in 1 year, let alone 3. Will 1TB of space on Google Drive cost the same for the rest of time? That seems unlikely.

This is an unreasonable assertion. "Less than $1500" is more than likely just a quick way of saying "They won't be as expensive as the Explorer Edition." Since the EE was microproduced, it has a high cost. Once mass production begins, prices will plummet. Not to mention that this is a product for end users, not developers. End users won't pay that much. Google isn't stupid enough to release Glass at >$1,000 like the article is implying, and if they are, then they're not the Google I know.

Wha? When a company says they're going to release something for "less than X" they don't mean "1/2X" or even "2/3X" or they would say so. They typically mean a "few bucks under X."

How "the Google you know" manages to indicate less than $1,000 by saying less than $1,500 is puzzling. Is the Google you know perhaps drunk?